“The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.” – Leonard I. Sweet
AI is developing so quickly, we are seeing huge changes all around us.
As we move into the era of artificial intelligence, technological change is accelerating. If it keeps accelerating, it’s likely to come to a point where technology develops as fast in months, as it did in years, and then days, and then seconds, until it reaches one. We don’t know what will happen when technological change reaches 1. That is known as the singularity. We might get wiped out, we might merge with machines.
This presents huge challenges and a technological shift that is going to transform our species. Like with every technological shift, there are going to be winners and losers. Those who cling to the old ways, will fall behind. Those who take advantage of the opportunities by this.
Some people are calling us the AI generation. We are the AI generation. The generation of people who will merge with machines and transform into a new species.
We are faced with numerous ways to incorporate AI into our lives at this stage.
Step 1
Become a superlearner. We have to keep up with this change if we are going to stand a chance of being able to benefit, compete, and win. We have to learn faster and faster than before and we need to use tools to learn faster.
Step 2
The first step is to put everything down onto paper into systems. Start writing down what it is that makes you, you. What are your values, principles, and goals. I call this my operating system.
Step 3
We then need to find ways to incorporate our operating system into AI, so that it can upgrade.
What it will look like?
I personally am planning to make my own AI self, as a separate entity. AI Rich. It’s possible that this can start as a separate entity, and then be a connected entity later if we find ways to connect it to our lives. Creating a better brain interface is one key step such as with Neuralink is essential for us to merge or connect or operate well with AI.
Surrendering
When we have this immense shift we will need to let go and surrender to forces AI, and let go of a big part of who we are, so we can become something new. We can choose to stay as we were, or to become something new. I think there similarities between religion and technology and we can learn a lot from religious teachings about this process.
What do you think about AI? These are all some ideas. I think it’s all about experimenting and I am excited by the new era.
“The only constant in life is change.” – Heraclitus
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein
“Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” – Christian Lous Lange
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay
Learn More
- Books: “Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” by Max Tegmark, “The Singularity Is Near” by Ray Kurzweil, and “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies” by Nick Bostrom.
- Websites: Future of Life Institute (futureoflife.org), OpenAI (openai.com), and the Center for Human-Compatible AI (humancompatible.ai).
- Courses: Coursera and edX offer various courses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the ethical implications of AI.
- Podcasts: “AI Alignment Podcast,” “The AI Podcast” by NVIDIA, and “Lex Fridman Podcast” which often features discussions on AI and its future.
- Research Papers: Explore publications on AI research from institutions like the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and DeepMind.
